http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/ Engadget Comments for German trucker uses mobile as "ear warmer," court believes it http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
You do with most European carriers...]]>Mar 18th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
I'm not sure you're right about incoming calls not showing up. (Besides, I don't think incoming calls are free...)]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
Here in the UK, Germany, and the rest of Europe (or at least most of Europe) we don't get charged for incoming calls; just outgoing calls, texts, data and retrieving voicemail.]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/This is madness!

No, THIS! IS! SPARTA!

*Kicks guy down a seemingly bottomless pit*

PS, I wish you could reply to replies.]]>Mar 18th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
I can say in France there is no charge for incoming calls.
Isn't it just ridiculous to be charged for an incoming call ?]]>Mar 18th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
@Maurice: Could you mention some of those (many) European carriers that charge for incoming calls?]]>Mar 18th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/WTF! European carriers **DO NOT** charge for incoming calls at all. Seriously, stop making stuff up just to make a comment.


AFAIK it's in the USA that both sides seem to get charged, which is a freaking joke. Wasn't there all that fuss over iphone not using double charging - which is the norm in the US? ]]>Mar 19th 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
(Sorry, I had to)]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
(...what joke flew over who's head?)]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
God people are slow.]]>Mar 18th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
Actually Dubb, I don't think that "joke" is what Trafficblows had in mind; having two phones would explain why the trucker was able to produce a call list that didn't have him on the phone at that particular time. Regardless, it's certainly not clear enough to get magnanimous about...]]>Mar 19th 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 19th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
Like officer sees me talking at 10:50am pulls me over and gets to my car at like 10:51:30. I hang up at 10:50 as soon as the guy pulls me over. Since he got to my car at 10:51:30 and i can prove that the phone was not in use at that time does that count as using it as an ear warmer?

I'm to lazy to click the read link, someone tell me if that's what happened.]]>Mar 18th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
Saw a truck driver (who looked quite old) driving around a bend while eating a bag of chips from a chippy, looking the wrong way as he took a turn. surprised he never killed anyone. crazy indeed

Back on topic, yeah 2 phones, or an incoming call. The court took his bill as evidence rather than the phone companies incoming/outgoing records?]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/many cell phones' battery get warm during sustained charging]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1037445_man_used_cocaine_for_wisdom_tooth_pain]]>Mar 18th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/Mar 18th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/german-trucker-uses-mobile-as-ear-warmer-court-believes-it/
"Zun't taze me bro!"]]>Mar 18th 2008 1:50PM